I was wondering when any of you do a sludge wash or any kind of wash, how glossy a basecoat do you put under it?
I played with this technique tonight, and my Future coat is pretty inconsistent gloss-wise, most of it is semi-gloss I guess, with a few parts very glossy. It was a lot more work to get the excess wash off the not-so-glossy parts, with some of it coming off completely because I had to wet the Q-tip to get it off and all of it came up.
After I finish the decals I guess I’ll have to re-Future before I finish the washing.
The semi-gloss area you are referring to is particle build up of dried Future.
Trying to remove wash from this area is near impossible as you have found.
The smoother the base coat the easier it will be to get a nice even wash into the panel lines, and to remove the excess without disturbing the areas you want accented.
Just remeber to apply your Future so it looks wet and has no runs.
If you have over spray or rough areas, apply a little more Future as it will ‘meld’ with these areas.
Takes some practice, but is well worth the effort.
In my opinion a well cured glossy base of Future is a must. After 48 hours of cure time Future is pretty tough and you can rub off any stray wash without problems. Mike
the magic wand for me was thinning the future with Tamiya acrylic thinner… about 3 parts future to 1 part thinner worked well. It allows the future a little time to settle before it dries. Also reducing the pressure and the distance you are spraying from can keep the dreaded sandpaper finish from appearing on your futured model…